1、 高考英语阅读训练（005）Today is the date of that afternoon in April a year ago when I first saw the strange and attractive doll（玩具娃娃）in the window of Abe Sheftels toy shop on Third Avenue near Fifteenth Street, just around the corner from my office, where the plate on the door reads. Dr Samuel Amory. I remem
2、ber just how it was that day: the first sign of spring floated across the East River, mixing with the soft - coal smoke from the factories and the street smells of the poor neighbourhood. As I turned the corner on my way to work and came to Sheftels, I was made once more known of the poor collection
3、 of toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the coming birthday of a small niece of mine in Cleveland, to whom I was in the habit of sending small gifts. Therefore, I stopped and examined the window to see if there might be anything suitable, and looked at the collection of unattractive objects-a
4、 red toy fire engine, some lead soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens, yellowed envelopes, and advertisements for soft - drinks. And thus it was that my eyes finally came to rest upon the doll stored away in one corner, a doll with the strangest, most charming expression on her face. I cou
5、ld not wholly make her out, due to the shadows and the film of dust through which I was looking, but I was sure that a deep impression had been made upon me as though I had run into a person, as one does sometimes with a stranger, with whose personality one is deeply impressed. 1. What made an impre
6、ssion on the author? A. The dolls unusual face. B. The collection of toys. C. A stranger he met at the store. D. The beauty and size of the doll. 2. Why does the author mention his niece? A. She likes dolls. B. The doll looks like her. C. She lives near Sheftels. D. He was looking for a gift for her. 3. Why did the writer go past Sheftels? A. He was on his way to school. B. He was looking for a present for his niece. C. He wanted to buy some envelopes. D. None of the above is right. 4. The story takes place in the _. A. early summer B. early spring C. midsummer D. late spring KEY: 1-5 ADDB
